Global Awareness Collaborative Colloquium
Every term, the Global Awareness Collaborative Colloquium (GACC) showcases a distinct area of the globe. Spanning multiple days, sites, formats, and spheres of interest, each GACC offers a deep dive into a region's culture, topography, and historical narrative. The roster of events varies, featuring webinars with international panelists, retrospectives on study abroad journeys, academic presentations, trivia contests, film viewings, tech demos, fashion shows, and poetry recitals. The subjects are diverse, with past discussions encompassing music, cultural practices, ecological responsibility, educational systems, media literacy, philanthropy, and history.
Fall 2024: Armenia
Monday, October 7, 2024, at Noon
Lunch and Keynote Presentation “Collaboration in Armenia; A Fulbright Experience” by Dr. Sherie Klee in the UClub (107C DEV)
Monday, October 7, 2024, at 1pm
The Kardashians / Cher Trivia Contest in the UClub (107C DEV). Hosted by Paul Bylsma
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.
Grand Valley Symphony Orchestra in the Louis Armstrong Theatre, Allendale Campus. Joel Schut, conductor.
- Carlos Simon – Portrait of a Queen. Prof. Demetria Thomas, narrator.
- Aram Khachaturian – Masquerade Suite
Webinars
The Challenges of Capacity Building in the Public Service: An Armenian Perspective
Monday, Nov 11, 2024, 10 AM to 11 AM EST (19:00 AMT)
Presentations by faculty from the American University of Armenia: Asbed Kotchikian Associate Professor of International Relations & Diplomacy and Uros Prokic, Assistant Professor and Chair of MPA program. Hosted by Quincy Williams.
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Sustainable Tourism: An Armenian Perspective
Thursday, Nov 21, 2024, 1 PM to 2 PM EST (22:00 AMT)
Presentations by Zarmine Zeytuntsyan, Program Director of the American University of Armenia Graduate Certificate in Hotel and Hospitality Management and co-founder of the Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Development NGO. Hosted by Michael Scantlebury.
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Teaching Situational Grammar
Saturday, Nov 23, 2024, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EST (18:30 AMT).
Presentations by Susanna Baghdasaryan, Chair of Romance-Germanic Languages, Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University. Hosted by Sherrie Klee
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Winter 2025: Japan
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
Grand Valley Symphony Orchestra in Louis Armstrong Theatre, Allendale Campus
